Syllabus EALC 120: Japanese I
Spring 08 EALC 120 Syllabus
Syllabus EALC 120: Japanese I Spring 08
Your being officially enrolled for the course will be taken as confirmation that you have read and understood this syllabus, and agree to its requirements and other relevant conditions stated therein.
Classroom & Hours:9:00-9:50M-FriVKC 259 (Osaka)
10:00-10:50 M-FriVKC259 (Osaka)
11:00-11:50M-FriWPH 201(Miura)
1:00-1:50M-FriTHH 217 (Kawai)
4:00- 4:50M-FriTHH B10 (Osaka)
Instructors:
Osaka, MakikoOffice Hour:M,W2:00-3:00 or by appointment
Office:THH356A
Phone:(213) 740-3704
e-mail:
Miura, YasuhikoOffice Hour:T 9:30-10:30, Th 12:30-1:30
Office:THH 360
Phone:(213) 740-3601
e-mail:
Kawai, SachikoOffice Hour:T, Th 10:00-11:00
Office:THH 360
Phone:(213) 740-3601
e-mail:
Japanese Program Director: Dr Hajime Hoji
Office:GFS 301
e-mail:
Course coordinator:Makiko Osaka
Course Materials:- Nakama 1
- Workbook/Laboratory Manual to accompany Nakama 1
- Student CD (or orange tape) to accompany Nakama 1
- Audio material for the lab work
There are two ways to access the audio material.
(1) Access online:
(2) Purchase at LanguageCenter Online Store
- Photocopied Kana worksheet
(available at MagicMachine-UniversityVillage)
- Blackboard: The course website at < You are required to check it on a regular basis.
Prerequisite
Desire to learn Japanese.
Basically, this course is for students who have no previous knowledge of the
Japanese language. Those who have taken Japanese should consult with
your instructor to be placed into the appropriate course.
Course Description and Objectives
EALC 120 (Japanese I) is the first course of USC’s 4-year Japanese program which consists of the basic courses: EALC 120 (Japanese I), 122 (Japanese II), 220 (Japanese III), 222 (Japanese IV) as well as more advanced courses.
The course is centered around basic Japanese conversation practice, basic grammar and building proficiency of reading and writing Hiragana and Katakana(Japanese alphabetical systems). Kanji (Chinese characters used in Japanese) will be introduced in Japanese II. Students who wish to enroll in Japanese II should receive a grade of B- or higher. EALC 120 covers Chapters 1 - 6 of Nakama 1. The rest of the textbook and the workbook will be covered in 122.
Grading Policy
Class performance:10%
Homework assignments:10%
Lab assignments: 8%
Participation in Pronunciation Clinic Sessions 2%
Mini quizzes: 5%
Skit Presentation: 5%
Chapter/Kana Tests scores:15%
Midterm exams:20%
Final exam:25%
Those who do not score 60% or more on the final exam will not pass the course.
If you are taking this course for Pass/no pass, you must receive70% (C-) or more on the final letter grade to pass the course.
Grading Criteria:
94 - 100A77 - 79.9 C+
90 - 93.9A-74 - 76.9 C
87 - 89.9 B+70 - 73.9 C-
84 - 86.9 B67 - 69.9 D+
80 - 83.9B-64 - 66.9 D
60 - 63.9 D-
Below 60F
Academic Dishonesty
Academic dishonesty (plagiarism, unauthorized collaboration, falsification of documents, cheating, etc.)will not be tolerated. A student who has violated the academic integrity will be subject to an appropriate sanction for the violation. Students are responsible to know what kind of conducts are considered to be academic integrity violations. Please visit in the 2007-2008 SCampus for the detailed explanation on academic integrity violations and sanctions.
1. Attendance and class performance
You are expected to attend all classes and to be punctual.
Your class performance is evaluated everyday --- 5 points per session. You are required to be well prepared and to speak in Japanese during the class. If you are not well prepared and/or do NOT try to speak in Japanese, it negatively affects your grade. Chitchatting and/or too much English speaking also negatively affects your grade. Late arrival and leaving early also negatively affects your grade. If you have to be absent from a class because of a religious observance, you must let the instructor know about it within the first two weeks of the semester. If you have to be absent from a class for any reason, try to contact the instructor as soon as possible, so that you will not miss any information and may obtain permission to submit late homework.
If you are absent from class four days consecutively, without any information/ contact provided to the instructor(s), it is considered as a sign of withdrawal from the course, and no handouts or information will be saved for such students thereafter.
2. Homework
Due date of each homework assignments is notified on the weekly schedule.
No late/early assignments are accepted without prior permission.
No credit will be given for homework completed during class time.
Homework is graded as “done” or zero. When you get your homework back, take a look at the upper right corner of the sheet to see if there are any comments there:
“Too late”graded as zero
“Do it all again by...”graded as zero unless you turn it in again by the specified date
If there are no comments, your homework is graded as “done”.
Any other comments found in any other place on your homework have nothing to do with your grade. The Internet activity is counted as a part of homework (not Lab assignment.)
Your instructor will not correct your mistakes. You should correct them yourself. The answers of homework will be posted at our course Blackboard ( after due dates, and the students are required to check the answers by themselves. Feel free to ask questions when you don’t know the right answer.
3. Lab assignments
On Fridays, class time is sometimes used for Lab Work (not every Friday). On such days, you are expected to do Lab assignments on your own. You can either go to The Language Center, or you can study at home. Lab assignments include working in the workbook, memorization of the dialogue, as well as writing assignments. Each lab assignment is graded by a 5-point system. The Internet activity is counted as a part of homework (not Lab assignment.) Late submission of the assignment(s) will result in an automatic loss of 1 point if it is within three days from the due date. No later submission is accepted.
4. Participation in Pronunciation Clinic Sessions
Students are required to attend pronunciation clinic twice during the semester. The clinic session is an individual meeting with the instructor to check and discuss the problems in their pronunciation of Japanese. The first session must be completed prior to the first midterm exam, and the second session prior to the second midterm exam. This means that you have to come to the clinic at least once between the dates specified below.
1st Pronunciation clinic1/22 ~ 2/6
2nd Pronunciation clinic2/19 ~ 3/12
Each session will be scheduled on a sign-up basis; the sign-up sheets are posted at the doors of THH 356A. If you have a conflict with your schedule and the conversation clinic hour, contact your instructor to set up an alternative time/plan.
5. Skit presentation
Toward the end of the course, students are divided into several groups to prepare for a group presentation. The presentation should take the form of a 5-minute skit that includes the vocabulary, grammatical points and cultural understanding students learned in Japanese 1. The presentation is evaluated both as a group and as an individual on preparation and performance. A student whose attendance is below 80% at the end of 12th week may not participate in skit presentation and thus will not earn any credit for this activity. The presentation day is Tuesday, April 29th. The details will be announced in class.
6. Mini quizzes
Mini quizzes (5 min. each) will be sporadically given (dates will be announced in the weekly schedule). They will be based on new vocabulary and basic grammatical points. No make-up quizzes will be offered unless the student has a legitimate reason and gets the instructor's approval; the student has to take the make-up quiz the earliest time possible.The two lowest quiz scores will be automatically dropped from your total score.
7. Chapter/Kana Tests
Three chapter Tests and two Kana Tests (30 min. each) will be given during the semester. No make-up tests will be offered, unless the student has a legitimate reason and gets the instructor’s approval.
8. Midterm exams
Two midterm exams (50 min. each) will be given accompanied by oral exams. The content of each exam ismainly based on current chapters; however, each quiz/ exam is accumulative and will include everything you have learned.
No make-up midterm exams will be given, unless the student submits a written request for an alternate date, stating the unavoidable circumstances leading to an expected absence from the exam in question, and secures approval from both the section instructor and the program director for the make-up exam.
9. Final exam
The final oral exam will be given during the last two days of the course.
The final written exam (2 hours) will be given at the time specified in the course catalogue. Stipulations governing the make-up of a missed final exam will follow the general university policy. The final exam must be taken at the regularly scheduled time. Wanting to finish the semester earlier is not a legitimate reason to reschedule the final exam. Once again, those who do not score 60% or more on the final exam will not pass the course.
The final written exam is on
Section 1 (9:00, Osaka):May, 9 (F) 8:00 am-10:00 am
Section 2 (10:00, Osaka):May, 12 (M)8:00 am- 10:00 am
Section 3 (11:00, Miura):May, 7 (W) 11:00 am-1:00 pm
Section 4 (1:00, Kawai):May, 7 (W) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Section 5 (4:00, Osaka):May, 7 (W)4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Good luck, and がんばりましょう！!
Accommodation for students with disabilities:
Students who need to requestaccommodationsbased on a disability are required to register eachsemesterwith the Disability Services and Programs office (Student Union, Room 301.) In addition, a letter of verification to the courseinstructor, from the Disability Services and Programs office is neededfor the semester in which you are enrolled for this course. If you havequestions concerning this procedure, please contact both the instructor ofthe course, and the Disability Services and Programs office at(213) 740-0776.
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